Police say a father and son, after spotting a man and woman riding the son's stolen motorcycle, chased the pair in a high-speed pursuit through several streets in the Flint on Wednesday.

Brian Fraga Herald News Staff Reporter @BfragaHN

FALL RIVER — Police say a father and son, after spotting a man and woman riding the son’s stolen motorcycle, chased the pair in a high-speed pursuit through several streets in the Flint on Wednesday.

The chase ended, police allege, when the son, identified as Blake Cannon, 30, of 56 Saint Joseph St., pulled his Ford F-150 directly into the path of the oncoming motorcycle, which was unable to avoid the truck and went careening into a nearby parked car on Pleasant Street.

The two people on the motorcycle were ejected more than 70 feet in the air, and both suffered severe injuries that forced paramedics to transport them to Rhode Island Hospital, where they were listed in serious condition, according to court documents.

Meanwhile, Cannon and his father, Barry A. Cannon, 50, of 836 South St., Bridgewater, were both arraigned on Wednesday in Fall River District Court on charges that include negligent operation of a motor vehicle and assault with a dangerous weapon. Barry A. Cannon was released on personal recognizance while a judge set a $5,000 cash bail for Blake Cannon, according to court documents.

Defense attorney Patrick McDonald, who represents Blake Cannon, said the accident reconstruction will be an important part of the case, given that the motorcycle was allegedly seen speeding and weaving through local traffic at speeds exceeding 70 miles per hour.

McDonald also said there were no civilian eyewitnesses to the crash, and he said the charges are based on law enforcement’s allegations. He said it was unclear how much the F-150 actually crossed the center line on Pleasant Street.

In his report, Fall River police Sgt. Jeffrey Richard said he was stopped at a red light just after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday when a motorcyclist pointed him toward the motor vehicle chase. Richard said he then saw a red and white Honda motorcycle speeding north on Quarry Street being pursued by a gray Toyota Rav-4.

As he followed the chase, Richard said the Rav-4 and motorcycle were both speeding and weaving in and out of traffic as they turned onto Pleasant Street, which at that time was busy with pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic.

During the chase, a witness later told police that a man was leaning out of the Rav-4’s passenger-side window, waving a baseball bat and threatening the people on the motorcycle, according to police reports.

Richard also wrote in his report that the Ford F-150, which had been traveling west on Pleasant Street, entered the eastbound lane and crashed head-on into the motorcycle near Pizza Time Restaurant, 1539 Pleasant St.

The responding police officers later found the man and woman lying on the sidewalk, both unresponsive and suffering from several abrasions and apparent internal injuries. The man, 26, who did not wear a helmet, suffered a fractured pelvis, but he did not immediately require surgery. The woman, 27, who wore a helmet, suffered multiple pelvic fractures and internal bleeding that required surgery, according to police reports.

While at the hospital, police said they found 22 packets of heroin and drug paraphernalia belonging to the man, who will be summonsed to court to face possible charges of operating to endanger, negligent operation, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and possession of heroin, according to court documents.

Meanwhile, police allege that Blake Cannon, who had reported the motorcycle stolen, gave misleading statements about his intentions at the time of the crash. Cannon, who was also charged with misleading investigators, said that he had not been in contact with his father during the alleged chase, according to court documents.

However, Barry Cannon told police that he and his son had split up after seeing the motorcycle, and that they were in phone contact as Barry Cannon followed the motorcycle. Barry Cannon also said a St. Joseph Street resident had been in his vehicle’s passenger seat leaning out the window with a baseball bat, which police later retrieved, according to court documents.

Barry Cannon was also charged with leaving the scene of personal injury because police say he left the accident scene to drop off his passenger at home before returning to the area.

Blake and Barry Cannon are both scheduled to return to court on Aug. 19 for pretrial hearings.